A jackpot morning at Caesar Creek beach. As soon as I set up my scope five AMERICAN AVOCETS popped into view. They are in winter plummage and one is a very dark juvenile. To add to my joy, while checking the several Bonaparte;s Gulls and Herring Gulls amidst the huge flock of Ring-bills, I spotted what is most likely the same FRANKLIN'S GULL we hae for nearly a month. Happy Birder Cheers, Larry Gara, Wilmington ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]